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The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).

25. The Turbulent 1960s
  • From the New Frontier to the Great Society
  • Expanding movements for civil rights
  • Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe
  • Beginning of Detente
  • The antiwar movement and the counterculture

26. Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century
  • The election of 1968 and the "Silent Majority"

Kennedy Chapters for this Segment

  • Chapter 39 - The Stormy Sixties (pages 916-945)

The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section


Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section


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